Pirate Theme: Everything Arrrrgh!

Picture Books:Pirate Piggy Wiggy by Diane Fox, Captain Bob Sets Sail by Roni Schotter, Pirate Treasure Hunt! by Jan Peck, This Little Pirate by Philemon Sturges, Sail Away by Florence McNeil, The Pirate and Other Adventures of Sam & Alice by Akemi Gutierrez, On a Pirate Ship by Sarah Courtauld, Shiver Me Letters, A Pirate ABC by June Sobel, Treasure by Suzanne Bloom, How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long, I Love My Pirate Papa by Laura Leuck

Fingerplays:

Ten Little Pirates

Ten little pirates stand in a row,

(hold both hands up with 10 fingers raised)

They all bow down to the captain, so.

(bend fingers down, then up)

They march to the left and they march to the right,

(move hands to left and right)

They shout “Yo Ho!” and give their captain a fright!

(shout loudly and clap hands on “fright”)

If You’re a Pirate and You Know It

If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck,

(swish, swish)

If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck,

(swish, swish)

If you’re a pirate and you know it, then you’ll hear the sea winds blowin,

If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck,

(swish, swish)

Verses two and three:

If you’re a pirate and you know it, walk the plank

(stomp, stomp)

If you’re a pirate and you know it, say ahoy.

(Ahoy!)

Music:

“Captain Feathersword” and “Our Boat is Rocking on the Sea” by The Wiggles (Yummy, Yummy CD)

“Walking, Walking” by Wee Sing

“Treasure” by Disney (Pirates of the Caribbean Swashbuckling Sea Songs CD. For extra fun, place small stuffed parrots in a parachute and move with the music.

Craft:

Pirate Spyglass: Cover a paper tube with a rectangle of blue or black construction paper, then add a strip of orange or yellow construction paper around one end. Color with markers and use a sticker to top it all off. Arrrrgh Matey!